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When Saturday 24 February 2001, 3.00pm kick-off
Who and Where Swansea City (Away, The Vetch Field, Swansea, League Division Two)
Ticket Info

This match is pay on the day for Reading fans.
Ticket prices are for the West Terrace:


Adults: £10
Concession: £5

Travel,
Food and Beer.

The Vetch, Swansea.
Pubs:
There's a pub guide linked from the unofficial Swansea Site:
Pub Guide


By Car:
From Reading get straight on the M4 and head West until Junction 42. Exit the motorway and follow signs towards Swansea City Centre/Mumbles. Drive into the City centre and follow signs to Mumbles which will lead you onto Oystermouth Road. The ground is behind the prision!
The unofficial Swansea site reckons there's car parking to the left of the traffic lights just after passing the prison.
Click here for route planning and latest travel information from the RAC

By Train:
The train station, Swansea High Street, is a 5-10 minute walk to the ground - walk down the high street turn right into Oxford Road and walk to the end and you'll see the ground on the left.

By Coach:

If you are a member of Reading Football Supporters' Club then check the RFSC site for away game travel. If you're not a member then check the site to become a member and take advantage of coach travel direct to away games.
RFSC Travel

Team news

Reading will be without suspended Ricky Newman.

Reading - from: Whitehead, Viveash, Whitbread, Hunter, Gray, Caskey, Jones, Murty, Rougier, Igoe, Parkinson, Cureton, Butler, McIntyre, Smith, Hodges, Howie, Gurney.

Swansea City - from: Freestone, Price, Bound, O'Leary, Keegan, Thomas, Lacey, Cusack, De-Vulgt, Romo, Roberts, Verschave, Phillips, Savarese, Watkin, Jones.

Form Guide

A quick look at recent form shows Swansea seeing no signs of recovery from their relegation form and Reading hitting top form to regain momentum in the push for automatic promotion. Earlier this season we seemed to be lucky to get any points from away games - but we've followed that up with a few draws and then two straight away victories. Reading are the most in form team away from home in the entire division - which should give us plenty of hope of getting the full three points. But we know it never works like that... Reading's last away defeat was of course at Swansea last month.

Swansea's Last Five Games
Most recent last

L: Bristol City 3 Swansea 1 (League)
D: Swansea 0 Millwall 0 (League)
L: Swansea 2 Brentford 3 (LDV Vans Trophy)
L: Luton 5 Swansea 3 (League)
L: Swansea 0 Notts Co 1 (League)
Current Position: 23rd

Reading's Last Five Games
Most recent last

L: Swansea 1 Reading 0 (LDV Vans Trophy)
W: Reading 1 Port Vale 0 (League)
W: Brentford 1 Reading 2 (League)
D: Reading 1 Peterborough 1 (League)
W: Oldham Athletic 0 Reading 2 (League)
Current Position: 5th

View Latest Second Division Table

Previous Meetings 

Reading wins: 27
Draws: 9
Swansea City wins: 24
Figures include League, FA Cup, and League Cup only.

Reading and Swansea have met twice so far this season - a defeat for Reading in the LDV Vans trophy and earlier this season when Reading were in their shit hot home form. Swansea were demolished at the Madejski Stadium by 5 goals to 1:

2000/2001 Season:
30 January 2001: Swansea City 1 Reading 0
23 September 2000: Reading 5 Swansea City 1
Click on the result for match reports.

Match Odds

Odds available at William Hill, where you can get £25 back on your first bet:

Reading win: to come
Draw: to come
Swansea win: to come

Predictions A victory for the mighty Royals!
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Opposition Site Swansea City AFC
http://www2.prestel.co.uk/gmartin/
- Unofficial site

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